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Think Big, We Do.

Northeast section of the American Society of Plant Biologists (NEASPB) Conference 2014

Schedule

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Saturday, March 29

Time	Activity	Location
11:00-12:45	Registration and poster set up	CBLS Atrium
12:45-1:00	Opening: Alison Roberts Welcome: Dean John Kirby	CBLS 100
1:00-1:50	S1 Rowan Sage, University of Toronto The evolution of C4 photosynthesis	CBLS 100
1:50-2:40	S2 Jill Preston, University of Vermont Evolution of flowering time in seasonally cold-adapted grasses	CBLS 100
2:40-3:10	COFFEE BREAK	CBLS Atrium
3:10-4:00	S3 Chris Lane, University of Rhode Island Red algal parasites: The genomic consequences of going rogue	CBLS 100
4:00-4:15	Crispin Taylor, American Society of Plant Biologists News from the Society	CBLS 100
4:15-6:15	POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION Even numbered posters: 4:15-5:15 Odd numbered posters: 5:15-6:15	CBLS Atrium
6:15-6:30	BOOK RAFFLE Susan McGlew, Sinauer Associates	CBLS Atrium
6:30-6:45	Adjourn to University Club
6:45-9:15	BANQUET AND CASH BAR	University Club
9:15-10:00	Executive Committee Meeting	CBLS 152

7:45-8:30	COFFEE AND PASTRIES	CBLS Atrium
8:30-8:45	T1 Madelaine Bartlett, University of Massachusetts Amherst Changing B-class MADS box protein-protein interactions across evolutionary time: when, how, and why?	CBLS 100
8:45-9:00	T2 Jeffrey Bibeau^G, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Computational and experimental FRAP analyses of myosin XI dependent vesicular transport shows coupling with F-actin in polarized cell growth	CBLS 100
9:00-9:15	T3 Maegan Gagne^G, University of New Hampshire Nitrogen assimilation in shrub willow fertilized with different forms of nitrogen via foliar and soil application	CBLS 100
9:15-9:30	T4 Joshua Gendron, Yale University Comprehensive analysis of circadian clock regulated protein degradation using a decoy F-box strategy	CBLS 100
9:30-9:45	T5 Francine Carland, Yale University Small-molecule dissection of vein patterning in Arabidopsis	CBLS 100
9:45-10:15	NEASPB Business Meeting	CBLS 100
10:15-10:30	COFFEE BREAK	CBLS Atrium
10:30-10:45	T6 Peter Melcher, Ithaca College A new approach to measure hydraulic resistance in plants	CBLS 100
10:45-11:00	T7 Linda Kirchner^G, Northeastern University Identification and characterization of diacylglycerol acyltransferase type-1 (DGAT1) from Chlorella vulgaris	CBLS 100
11:00-11:15	T8 Matthew Mattozzi, Harvard Medical School The chloroplast as a platform for metabolic engineering	CBLS 100
11:15-11:30	T9 Wil Prall^U, The College of New Jersey Phylogenetic and functional analysis of the CYP72A enzymes contributing to secondary metabolism in flowering plants	CBLS 100
11:30-11:45	T10 Noreen Rizvi^G, Northeastern University An optimized transformation method for estrogen-inducible GFP expression in Catharanthus roseus hairy roots	CBLS 100
11:45-12:00	T11 Pamela Weathers, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Developing a whole plant Artemisia annua antimalarial therapeutic	CBLS 100
12:00-12:15	Sandra Smieszak, ASPB Ambassador ASPB Ambassador Program	CBLS 100
12:15-12:30	Award Presentation	CBLS 100
12:30	Adjourn

BIOCHEMISTRY
P1	Abdullah, H.^G and Dhankher, O.P.	Transcriptome profiling of genes involved in triacylglycerol biosynthesis in developing seeds of Camelina sativa
P2	Hoskin, J.^U and Hrabak, E.	Identification of palmitoyltransferase mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana
P3	Barchi, B.^G, Turlapati, S.A., Shao, L., Majumdar, R. and Minocha, S.	Effect of genetic manipulation on polyamines biosynthetic pathway (glutamate-ornithine-arginine/proline) in Arabidopsis thaliana
P4	Melloni J.^G and Minocha S.	Manipulating polyamine biosynthesis to increase carbon sequestration in Dunaliella spp.
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
P5	Famiglietti, K.M.^U, Duncan, L.H., Prabhu, R. and Silady, R.A.	Identification of enhancers and suppressors of gravitropism defective (grv)
P6	Almeida R.A.^G and Chandlee J.M.	Candidate gene discovery for primary regulatory genes of soybean senescence using a map based approach
P7	Carini, A.B.^U, Gabow, K.^U, Bergenfeld, D.^U and Owen, T.P.	Developmental and morphological changes in Nepenthes peristomal nectary glands
P8	Chamberlin, C.A.^G and Gendron, J.M.	Analysis of daily ubiquitylome dynamics to determine circadian control of global protein degradation
P9	Feke, A.M.^G and Gendron, J.M.	Targets of clock proteins FKF and LKP: A first glance
P10	Chou, H.^G, Zhao, Y. and Berkowitz, G.A.	Linking Ca²⁺ to the brassinosteroid signal transduction cascade: molecular steps that modulate Br responsive gene expression
P11	Flaman, L.^U, Milkey, K., Thompson, M. and Hrabak, E.	Identifying mutation sites in protein phosphatase a causing sodium-dependent root skewing in Arabidopsis thaliana
P12	Ma, Y., Zhao, Y.C., Thatiparth, A. and Berkowitz, G.A.	Examination of the three putative functional residues in the putative guanylyl cyclase domain in PEPR and BRI
BIOTECHNOLOGY
P13	Fei, L.^G and Weathers, P.J.	One-step micropropagation from leafy tissue into rooted plantlets in a mist bioreactor
P14	Hague, J., Tilelli, M., Cunha, D., Nelson, K., Kausch, A., Heffelfinger, C., Moreno, M. and Dellaporta, S.	In situ embryo rescue as a novel method for recovery of non-GMP hybrids from wide crosses
P15	Etemadi, F.^G, Masoud H., Hamid M. and Baoshan X.	Distribution of L-DOPA in different parts of fava beans
P16	Van Beaver, L.^U	Production of decaffeinated tea through genetic engineering

P17	Wang, S.^G, Towler, M. and Weathers, P.	Effect of roots on artemisinin and flavonoid production in shoots of Artemisia annua
P18	Shaw, S.E.^Gand Lee-Parsons, C.W.T	Investigating the limiting step in the transcription of the vindoline pathway in Catharanthus roseus using RT-PCR
P19	Weaver, J.^G,Cram, E. and Lee-Parsons, C.	Promoter analysis of ZCT, a key repressor of alkaloid production in C. roseus
P20	Phillips, A.^HS	Accelerating bioenergy: the effect of NPK fertilizer regimes on the recovery of transplanted clones of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum cv. alamo) atlantic coastal panic grass (Panicum amarum) and genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum cv. Alamo)
P21	Wirshing, A.^G, Kirchner, L., Cram, E. and Lee-Parsons, C.	Development of genetic engineering techniques in microalgae for biofuel production
P22	Tilelli, M.^G, Nelson, K., Deresienski, A., Hague, J. Cunha, D. and Kausch, A.	Recovery of intraspecific and interspecific hybrids in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) via a transgenic herbicide resistance selectable marker
P23	Deng, Y.^G, Gagnon, M., Minocha, S. and Vasudevan, P.	Transgenic expression of Thermomyces lanuginosus and Candida antarctica lipases in plants for the enzymatic production of biodiesel
CELL BIOLOGY
P24	Furt, F., Callahan, K.P., Bibeau, J.P. and Vidali, L.	High resolution imaging of myosin XI-driven vesicles on actin filaments in the moss Physcomitrella patens
P25	Griffin-Nolan, R.J.^G, Sattarzadeh, A., Hanson, M.R. and Owens, T.G.	Investigating the role chloroplast movements play in non-photochemical quenching in Arabidopsis thaliana
P26	Scavuzzo-Duggan, T.^G, Slabaugh, E., Sethaphong, L., Yingling, Y., Haigler, C.H. and Roberts, A.W.	Functional analysis of CESA structural features using a genetic complementation assay in Physcomitrella patens
P27	Berry, E.^U, Scavuzzo-Duggan, T., Tran, M.L. and Roberts, A.W.	Localization of cell wall polysaccharides in Physcomitrella patens
P28	Tran, M.L.^G and Roberts, A.W.	Cellulose up-regulation under osmotic stress in Physcomitrella patens
EDUCATION
P29	Donovan, S., Burgess, Z. and Roberts, A.	Building skills for inquiry in biology: using micropipetters and standard curves
P30	Kausch, A., Hague, J., Tilelli, M., Cunha, D., Mellen, L., Kingsborough, B., Johnson, A., Perretta, L. and Nelson, K.	Agricultural biotechnology and GMOs: Informing the debate—a one credit educational online module
P31	Nelson, K., Hague, J., Tilelli, M., Cunha, D., Mellen, L., Kingsborough, B., Johnson, A., Perretta, L. and Kausch, A.	Laboratory internships in plant biotechnology: An inquiry-driven experiential learning opportunity in agricultural biotechnology

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
P32	Ablordeppey, K.K.^G, Khadka, A. and Dhankher, O.P.	A novel γ-glutamyl cycle in plants and its role in providing tolerance to oxidative stress via glutathione homeostasis
P33	Hudzik, C.^U, Baldo, A., Wilson, M., Shortt, K., Taylor, C.G., Haswell, E. and Marella, H.H.	Do mechanosensitive channels function in root-knot nematode parasitism?
P34	Ma, C.^G, Chhikara, S., Xing, B., Musante, C., White, J.C. and Dhankher, O.P.	Gene regulations and antioxidant enzyme responses in defense system of Arabidopsis thaliana to nanoparticle cerium and indium oxide exposure
P35	Mercadante, C.^U, DuLong, C., Fester, T., Taylor, C.G. and Marella, H.H.	Exploring nematode-induced changes in transporter gene expression
P36	Turlapati, S.A., Minocha, R., Eren, A.M., Ramsdell, J.S. and Minocha, S.	Previously undiscovered effects of N-fertilization on diversity of soil acidobacteria at Harvard Forest, MA
P37	Sarver, K.S.^G and Minocha, S.C.	Transgenic upregulation of polyamine biosynthesis in willow and hybrid Populus to enhance nitrogen and carbon assimilation
P38	Petersen, N.^U, Ryan, M., Flaman, L., Milkey, K., Thompson, M. and Hrabak, E.	A screen to identify sodium-induced root skewing mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana
P39	Soler, A.^U, Gidugu, S., Hendy, O., Piatt, T., Prall, W., Yerram, N. and Thornton, L.E.	Molecular genetic and biochemical analysis of the stress response activity of CYP72A enzymes from Arabidopsis

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